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<p>[QUOTE="AussieCollector, post: 8213368, member: 81093"]Hi all</p><p><br /></p><p>I know that I well and truly missed the ‘2021 reflections’ window, so I thought I’d combine it with a ‘looking to 2022 and my goals’ post.</p><p><br /></p><p>At the start of 2021, I set a goal to double my Eastern Roman Empire collection from 10 coins to 20 coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I’m pleased to say, I largely achieved it – falling short by only two coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Importantly, I didn’t just want to acquire any old Eastern Roman Empire coin from any period. I had two goals in mind. Firstly, I wanted to acquire some earlier coins in the Empire - which I have defined as starting in 395 AD (being the last time the East and the West split, and not as some define it – being the end of the Western Roman Empire).</p><p><br /></p><p>Secondly, I wanted to acquire more gold and silver. What can I say? I’m a simple man.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, without further ado – here are my acquisitions for 2021 in order of year minted.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Firstly, the first emperor of the ERE (by my definition, although there is probably a case to be made it was Theodosius, as the ‘lead in’):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1441462[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Nummus</b></p><p>Flavius Arcadius</p><p>Obv: DN ARCADI-VS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust, facing right</p><p>Rev: VIRTVS - EXERCITI, Emperor holding spear and shield, being crowned by Victory, CONSA in exergue</p><p>Material: Bronze</p><p>Weight: 2.20 g</p><p>Diameter: 18mm</p><p>Constantinople mint, cf. RIC X 60</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Next up, is my other early addition, Justin II (who now rightly sits just before Maurice in the collection).</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1441464[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>AE Follis</b></p><p>Justin II with Sophia, 565 - 578 AD</p><p>Obverse: D N IVSTINVS P P AVC, Justin and Sophia seated facing side by side on double throne, each holding globus criciger and sceptre.</p><p>Reverse: Large M, ANNO on left, cross above, I on right, NIKO in exergue.</p><p>Material: Bronze</p><p>Weight: 14.08 grams</p><p>Diameter: 29mm</p><p>Nicomedia mint, DOC 94 // Sear 369</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The crowning glory of my 2021 acquisitions, my ‘late solidus’, issued by Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus. I’m really pleased with both the detail and the price on this one. It is an expensive time to buy ancient gold coins and I think I picked up a bargain.</p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1441465[/ATTACH]</b></p><p><b>AV Solidus</b></p><p>Romanus I and Christopher 913-959 A.D.</p><p>Obv; IhS XPS REX REGNANTIUM around, Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing</p><p>Rev: half-length crowned facing busts of Romanus, wearing loros, and Christopher, wearing chlamys, holding long patriarchal cross between them, around ROMAN ET XPISTOFO AVGG B,</p><p>Material: gold</p><p>Weight: 4.04g</p><p>Diameter: 19mm</p><p>Constantinople mint, S.1745, DOC 7.6</p><p>Ex Dr L.J. Sherwin Collection, from CNG Electronic Auction Sale 225, January 13, 2010 (Lot 638)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This one is interesting, as it was my first… ahhh… shall we say, ‘disappointment’. Technically (some) gold (and silver), but seeing it in person is very different to the photo. A classic example of how auction houses play with photos to make the colour of electrum (which can be quite pale and/or dull) look like gold. I’m not unsatisfied with the coin necessarily, as it has beautiful detail, but still...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1441466[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Histamenon nomisma</b></p><p>Nicephorus III, (A.D.1078-1081)</p><p>Obv: bearded Christ enthroned no back, facing, wearing nimbus, raising right hand, in left hand the Gospels, IC XC across, double dotted border</p><p>Rev: +NIKH**F D*EC T W ROTANIAT, around bust of Nicephorus facing, bearded wearing crown and loros, holding labarum with X on shaft and globe with cross, (S.1881, DOC 3, BMC 7-11, R.2051-2). Flan crack, good very fine and very scarce.</p><p>Material: electrum</p><p>Constantinople mint, (4.33 g),</p><p>Ex Dr L.J. Sherwin Collection. Previously Spink Circular vol 92, item 12. 2.3.1984.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Another misstep on the gold front. Very pale in the hand, despite the lustrous photo. But again, not unhappy necessarily, just not what the photo suggested.</p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1441467[/ATTACH]</b></p><p><b>Aspron Trachy</b></p><p>Manuel I Comnenus, EL, Constantinople, circa AD 1143-1152.</p><p>Obv: Bust of Christ Pantokrator facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels; O ЄM MA to left, N૪ HΛ to right, barred IC XC across upper fields / [MAN૪HΛ ΔЄCΠOTH]</p><p>Rev: Manuel on left, standing facing holding labarum and anexikakia, being crowned by the Theotokos standing facing on right; [MH]P θV in upper central field. DOC 2b; Sear 1957. 2.50g, 31mm, 6h.</p><p>Extremely Fine; some die shift, edge chipped.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This purchase was on a whim, to make up the total purchase cost so that I would meet the shipping threshold for my Justin II Follis. I’m still not sure that it was the right call, but I’m happy to add it to the collection, and I didn’t have an Isaac II before now.</p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1441468[/ATTACH]</b></p><p><b>Billon trachy</b></p><p>Isaac II, 1185 to 1195</p><p>Obv: MP-ΘV, the Virgin enthroned facing, nimbate, wearing pallium and maphorium, holding nimbate head of infant Christ</p><p>Rev: I/CAA/KI/OC - ∆εC/ΠO/TH/C, Isaac standing, facing, wearing crown, cruciform scepter in left, akakia in right, crowned by hand of God above.</p><p>Material: Billon</p><p>Weight: 1.52g</p><p>Diameter: 19mm</p><p>Constantinople mint</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Not actually a 2021 acquisition (technically a December 2020 purchase), but I count it because I made the purchase after I set my goal for 2021. This one added a rare silver coin to my Eastern Roman Empire collection, and a completely different variety to what I already have.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1441470[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>AR Basilikon</b></p><p>Andronicus II Palaeologus and Michael IX, AD 1295-1320</p><p>Obv: KYPIE BOHΘ[EI], Christ enthroned facing, raising right hand in benediction, holding book of Gospels in left; IC - XC across upper fields</p><p>Rev: AVTOKPATOPЄC POMЄON, emperors standing facing, holding long labarum between them with circle beneath plaque. Cf. PCPC 167; DOC Class VIII, type C; Sear 2402.</p><p>Material: silver</p><p>Weight: 2.13g</p><p>Diameter: 21mm</p><p>Constantinople mint</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly, I was also very pleased with this pick-up. Quite a decent price for quality ratio, and my second Stavraton/very late coin of the ERE, to go alongside my John VIII.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1441471[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>1/2 Stavraton</b></p><p>Manuel II Palaeologus AR 1/2 Stavraton. Constantinople, AD 1403-1425.</p><p>Obv: Nimbate bust of Christ Pantokrator facing; IC-XC above pellet topped star and pellet across fields</p><p>Rev: Facing bust of Manuel; pellet in left and right fields. DOC 1419 (same dies); Bendall 21; Sear 2551 corr. (denomination). 3.65g, 20mm, 6h.</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Looking to 2022</b></p><p><br /></p><p>So what does 2022 hold? Well firstly, I need acquire two more ERE coins. I will wait for the right coins to come along, but one of them will be a Miliaresion (a style of coins I don't own), preferably from the 800s (a century I don’t have yet).</p><p><br /></p><p>The other coin could be 400s, but I’m uncertain. Perhaps it will be a ‘flexible coin’, as I’ve basically fulfilled my desired timespan and have a coin for every century between the 300s and 1400s.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other goal I’d like to achieve is the full separation of my Roman Republic and Roman Empire (pre-final split, ie the Roman Empire prior to 395 AD) collections, which will require 3 more Roman Republic coins. One of these three coins will be a Legionary issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think that will be enough for now! Thanks for reading, and please feel free to share any ERE coins you’d like to.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cheers</p><p><br /></p><p>AC[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="AussieCollector, post: 8213368, member: 81093"]Hi all I know that I well and truly missed the ‘2021 reflections’ window, so I thought I’d combine it with a ‘looking to 2022 and my goals’ post. At the start of 2021, I set a goal to double my Eastern Roman Empire collection from 10 coins to 20 coins. I’m pleased to say, I largely achieved it – falling short by only two coins. Importantly, I didn’t just want to acquire any old Eastern Roman Empire coin from any period. I had two goals in mind. Firstly, I wanted to acquire some earlier coins in the Empire - which I have defined as starting in 395 AD (being the last time the East and the West split, and not as some define it – being the end of the Western Roman Empire). Secondly, I wanted to acquire more gold and silver. What can I say? I’m a simple man. So, without further ado – here are my acquisitions for 2021 in order of year minted. Firstly, the first emperor of the ERE (by my definition, although there is probably a case to be made it was Theodosius, as the ‘lead in’): [ATTACH=full]1441462[/ATTACH] [B]Nummus[/B] Flavius Arcadius Obv: DN ARCADI-VS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust, facing right Rev: VIRTVS - EXERCITI, Emperor holding spear and shield, being crowned by Victory, CONSA in exergue Material: Bronze Weight: 2.20 g Diameter: 18mm Constantinople mint, cf. RIC X 60 Next up, is my other early addition, Justin II (who now rightly sits just before Maurice in the collection). [ATTACH=full]1441464[/ATTACH] [B]AE Follis[/B] Justin II with Sophia, 565 - 578 AD Obverse: D N IVSTINVS P P AVC, Justin and Sophia seated facing side by side on double throne, each holding globus criciger and sceptre. Reverse: Large M, ANNO on left, cross above, I on right, NIKO in exergue. Material: Bronze Weight: 14.08 grams Diameter: 29mm Nicomedia mint, DOC 94 // Sear 369 The crowning glory of my 2021 acquisitions, my ‘late solidus’, issued by Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus. I’m really pleased with both the detail and the price on this one. It is an expensive time to buy ancient gold coins and I think I picked up a bargain. [B][ATTACH=full]1441465[/ATTACH] AV Solidus[/B] Romanus I and Christopher 913-959 A.D. Obv; IhS XPS REX REGNANTIUM around, Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing Rev: half-length crowned facing busts of Romanus, wearing loros, and Christopher, wearing chlamys, holding long patriarchal cross between them, around ROMAN ET XPISTOFO AVGG B, Material: gold Weight: 4.04g Diameter: 19mm Constantinople mint, S.1745, DOC 7.6 Ex Dr L.J. Sherwin Collection, from CNG Electronic Auction Sale 225, January 13, 2010 (Lot 638) This one is interesting, as it was my first… ahhh… shall we say, ‘disappointment’. Technically (some) gold (and silver), but seeing it in person is very different to the photo. A classic example of how auction houses play with photos to make the colour of electrum (which can be quite pale and/or dull) look like gold. I’m not unsatisfied with the coin necessarily, as it has beautiful detail, but still... [ATTACH=full]1441466[/ATTACH] [B]Histamenon nomisma[/B] Nicephorus III, (A.D.1078-1081) Obv: bearded Christ enthroned no back, facing, wearing nimbus, raising right hand, in left hand the Gospels, IC XC across, double dotted border Rev: +NIKH**F D*EC T W ROTANIAT, around bust of Nicephorus facing, bearded wearing crown and loros, holding labarum with X on shaft and globe with cross, (S.1881, DOC 3, BMC 7-11, R.2051-2). Flan crack, good very fine and very scarce. Material: electrum Constantinople mint, (4.33 g), Ex Dr L.J. Sherwin Collection. Previously Spink Circular vol 92, item 12. 2.3.1984. Another misstep on the gold front. Very pale in the hand, despite the lustrous photo. But again, not unhappy necessarily, just not what the photo suggested. [B][ATTACH=full]1441467[/ATTACH] Aspron Trachy[/B] Manuel I Comnenus, EL, Constantinople, circa AD 1143-1152. Obv: Bust of Christ Pantokrator facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels; O ЄM MA to left, N૪ HΛ to right, barred IC XC across upper fields / [MAN૪HΛ ΔЄCΠOTH] Rev: Manuel on left, standing facing holding labarum and anexikakia, being crowned by the Theotokos standing facing on right; [MH]P θV in upper central field. DOC 2b; Sear 1957. 2.50g, 31mm, 6h. Extremely Fine; some die shift, edge chipped. This purchase was on a whim, to make up the total purchase cost so that I would meet the shipping threshold for my Justin II Follis. I’m still not sure that it was the right call, but I’m happy to add it to the collection, and I didn’t have an Isaac II before now. [B][ATTACH=full]1441468[/ATTACH] Billon trachy[/B] Isaac II, 1185 to 1195 Obv: MP-ΘV, the Virgin enthroned facing, nimbate, wearing pallium and maphorium, holding nimbate head of infant Christ Rev: I/CAA/KI/OC - ∆εC/ΠO/TH/C, Isaac standing, facing, wearing crown, cruciform scepter in left, akakia in right, crowned by hand of God above. Material: Billon Weight: 1.52g Diameter: 19mm Constantinople mint Not actually a 2021 acquisition (technically a December 2020 purchase), but I count it because I made the purchase after I set my goal for 2021. This one added a rare silver coin to my Eastern Roman Empire collection, and a completely different variety to what I already have. [ATTACH=full]1441470[/ATTACH] [B]AR Basilikon[/B] Andronicus II Palaeologus and Michael IX, AD 1295-1320 Obv: KYPIE BOHΘ[EI], Christ enthroned facing, raising right hand in benediction, holding book of Gospels in left; IC - XC across upper fields Rev: AVTOKPATOPЄC POMЄON, emperors standing facing, holding long labarum between them with circle beneath plaque. Cf. PCPC 167; DOC Class VIII, type C; Sear 2402. Material: silver Weight: 2.13g Diameter: 21mm Constantinople mint Lastly, I was also very pleased with this pick-up. Quite a decent price for quality ratio, and my second Stavraton/very late coin of the ERE, to go alongside my John VIII. [ATTACH=full]1441471[/ATTACH] [B]1/2 Stavraton[/B] Manuel II Palaeologus AR 1/2 Stavraton. Constantinople, AD 1403-1425. Obv: Nimbate bust of Christ Pantokrator facing; IC-XC above pellet topped star and pellet across fields Rev: Facing bust of Manuel; pellet in left and right fields. DOC 1419 (same dies); Bendall 21; Sear 2551 corr. (denomination). 3.65g, 20mm, 6h. [B] Looking to 2022[/B] So what does 2022 hold? Well firstly, I need acquire two more ERE coins. I will wait for the right coins to come along, but one of them will be a Miliaresion (a style of coins I don't own), preferably from the 800s (a century I don’t have yet). The other coin could be 400s, but I’m uncertain. Perhaps it will be a ‘flexible coin’, as I’ve basically fulfilled my desired timespan and have a coin for every century between the 300s and 1400s. The other goal I’d like to achieve is the full separation of my Roman Republic and Roman Empire (pre-final split, ie the Roman Empire prior to 395 AD) collections, which will require 3 more Roman Republic coins. One of these three coins will be a Legionary issue. I think that will be enough for now! Thanks for reading, and please feel free to share any ERE coins you’d like to. Cheers AC[/QUOTE]
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